In ancient Poland, on Christmas Eve, every apartment was decorated with Christmas decorations. They were trees, but not whole trees, but only cut tops of fir, spruce, or pine, hung from the ceiling above each door and also by the windows. They were decorated with colorful tissue paper, flowers, apples, and ribbons. Baked gingerbread and walnuts painted gold or silver were also hung on them. Various decorations were also woven from straw, such as decorative spiders to which tiny candles were attached. It was believed that ladybugs had magical powers and would protect the house from diseases and misfortunes. The dried ornament was never thrown away, crushed twigs were added to animal food or buried in the field, believing that it would bring a harvest.
